Would it be possible to imagine a self-generative harmonic structure, representing haptic, rather then optic harmonic space? Would it then be feasible for a composer to generate a string of self-referential sonorities, each forming a harmonically distinct spatial dimension with almost tactile, palpable surface? In this article I associate the notion of autopoiesis with a [...]

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This work reflects several compositional approaches that I have been exploring in my recent compositions. The first one is the concept of pitch space distance and melodic attractions developed by cognitive music theory. The second is the musical relative interdependence of pitch hierarchies, rhythm, and modes of performance, especially [...]

In recent years, my main interest as a composer and performer has been to explore how and in what ways a piece of music can transcend mere pitches in order to evoke the inner life of our being through its musical morphology, structural relations, and formal design. As a composer, I continue to imagine musical [...]